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TUNISIA
TUNISIA
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
FEMALE
0%
MALE
N/A
2%
0%
Year of data:
2018
Source:
MICS 2018
Year of data:
2018
Source:
MICS 2018
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
18
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
No minimum age
No minimum age
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Personal Status Code 1956 (amended 2007)
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
The Personal Status Code was amended in 2007 to raise the legal age of marriage to 18. However, the code allows marriage below these ages with judicial consent.
In 2016, a high-profile case of an adult man marrying a 13-year-old girl after he impregnated her came to light. The court permitted this marriage due to the Tunisian Penal Code exonerating men who have forced or unforced sex with a minor if they marry their victim. In 2017, these articles in the Penal Code were repealed.
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
No explicit law prevents or protects the right to education for married, pregnant, or parenting girls.
IS THE COUNTRY A FRAGILE OR CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATE?
No
IS THE COUNTRY ONE OF THE 50 MOST CLIMATE-VULNERABLE STATES?
No
IS IT ONE OF THE 50 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY?
No
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